Strange Records of Xijing

Because of Gao Zekai's so-called "you can tell it just by looking at it", Pei Jingxing endured the nausea in his chest and looked at the face of the "half-faced ghost" with only one eye left for a long time, but he didn't see anything tricky.

"The strange thing you said is that the ghost's mouth is gone?"

"Stupid! Ignorant! I learned a little bit from me when I was young, but now it's all in the dog's stomach!" Gao Zekai took the opportunity to scold Pei Jingxing a few words, and he had the right to vent his anger.

Then, before Pei Jingxing got angry, he quickly turned his head and asked Su Yan, "Friend Su, what do you think?"

Su Yan looked at the sluggish "half-faced ghost", without seeing any waves in his eyes, but turned his head and explained to Pei Jingxing: "This 'half-faced ghost' has lost all three souls and six souls. When the eyes are gone, this' "Half-faced ghost" has lost even the last soul. Just like a person's soul leaves the body after death, leaving only a skin, so "half-faced ghost" has only this form left. She can't go back to her body, nor can she I can't go to Huangquan, I can only be a lonely ghost, and finally dissipate between heaven and earth."

Pei Jingxing didn't care about this, but if the "half-faced ghost" disappeared before the truth of the case came to light, it would have a great impact on him.

He asked Gao Zekai: "You have been looking at it for four or five hours, and you figured this out?"

"This?" Gao Zekai still needs this bit of self-esteem, "Speaking out will scare you to death! This 'half-faced ghost' killed six people in a row, all of which directly devoured people's souls, in order to make up for what he lacked. Three souls and six souls. It's a pity, although this method is wonderful, but firstly, the soul of a person is not a fabric, so how can it make up what is lacking; Physically, it won't last long."

"Important point?" Pei Jingxing frowned. What he hated most were these nagging things, but Gao Zekai had figured out his own weakness, and always liked to use these things to disgust him.If it wasn't for the fact that the two had some friendship, Pei Jingxing really wanted to use some means to get Gao Zekai to leave quickly.

Gao Zekai knew very well the principle of pointing to the end, so he accepted it when he saw it: "The point is, the soul of this 'half-faced ghost' is almost lost, and it would be an idiot if it were placed on a human being. Don't even try to ask questions. And The souls she devoured are too many and complicated, those memories of her life are mixed with her own memories, even if she can ask anything, there is no guarantee that it must be 'Half-faced ghost''s own experience."

Pei Jingxing still did not give up: "Is there no other way?"

Gao Zekai put away his usual hippie smile, shook his head and said, "I really can't help it, the soul of this 'half-faced ghost' is almost lost, and she can't speak at all. Even if she speaks, we don't know whether what she said is true False. Huai Yi, listen to my advice, General Shen asked you to capture the 'Half-faced Ghost' at the beginning, since you have already caught it, then this is the end of the matter."

"No!" Pei Jingxing refused without even thinking about it, "Since this 'half-faced ghost' is not a person worthy of death, as the Jinwu Guard, I should arrest the real culprit! Otherwise, there will be a second or third 'half-faced ghost' in the future." Face Ghost, how can I be worthy of His Majesty's trust?"

Gao Zekai was taken aback for a moment, and then persuaded: "It's just that I have nothing to do now, what are you going to do?"

After making a fuss for a long time, the result is that there is no gain at all. It is false to say that there is no frustration.Pei Jingxing glanced at the "half-faced ghost" in disgust, and said to Gao Zekai, "I will always find a way."

After all, he lifted his legs and left.

Gao Zekai did not expect such a reaction from Pei Jingxing, so he asked Daotong to guard the door, and followed Pei Jingxing muttering, "I have put in so much effort and risked so much, it's fine if you don't pay a lot of money to thank me, not even a word of thanks, It's still you. When I was young, I didn't know who was always following me and shouting 'Ada', 'Ada', and you refused to leave even if I beat you, and you wanted to climb trees with me with your nose running. "

Speaking of this, Su Yan on the side couldn't hold back, and burst out laughing.

Gao Zekai scolded just because he was interested, seeing Su Yan's uncontrollable smile, he seemed to be inspired, and continued to scold without image: "When I went to the Western Regions, what kind of stimulation did I receive, and I feel like a different person when I come back. If you want me to say, I should use you to do something to drive away the evil spirits on your body."

"Enough!" Gao Zekai's words touched the deepest fear in Pei Jingxing's heart. He suddenly stopped, turned to Gao Zekai, and said solemnly, "Back then, His Majesty had ordered that no one should talk about the prince's Western Regions. Gao Dao Chief, do you want to disobey the order and disrespect?"

"You guy, you've really changed a lot." Gao Zekai gritted his teeth, but Pei Jingxing used the emperor's order to suppress him, and he had to admit defeat.

"Thank you."

Just when Gao Zekai made up his mind for the [-]rd time and decided not to care about the life and death of Pei Jingxing, a conscientious childhood playmate who fed dogs, Pei Jingxing abruptly dropped two words, turned around and left with a gun in his hand.

Su Yan glanced at the astonished Gao Zekai, and finally decided to go after Pei Jingxing, leaving Gao Zekai alone, watching Pei Jingxing's back as he walked further and further away.

"You brat!" Gao Zekai was so angry that his teeth were itching. If he hadn't had something important to do, he would have already run up and beat Pei Jingxing up.

Seeing Su Yan who followed, Pei Jingxing's anger still persisted: "What are you following?"

Su Yan replied calmly: "The enemy is still in the dark, I promised to protect you, so I can't give up halfway."

This time it was Pei Jingxing's turn to be stunned. Ever since he joined the prince's guard, what he had received was to protect the prince's education, not to mention the experience in the Western Regions that made him never dare to entrust his life to others.

"Okay, how old are you, you have been busy all night, you go back and rest." Pei Jingxing was a little uncomfortable, although his face was facing Su Yan, his eyes were indeed looking at the side, "I will forgive you for committing the night. Don't do it again in the future, or I won't be able to keep you if it falls into the hands of others."

Su Yan still insisted: "The flamboyant ghosts you met in the old house before were very skilled, but the evil ghosts you encountered over there are rare in the world. If I wasn't around, you might not be able to defeat them."

"What a joke!" Su Yan's bluntness just hit Pei Jingxing's back, "It's just some low-level tricks. I still say that if I can beat a vicious dog, I can also beat his master! That's fine, If you don't leave, I will accuse you of committing the crime of night!"

Su Yan's nemesis was committing the crime of night, and he still had to stay in Xijing, so he couldn't confront Pei Jingxing head-on now.It's just that Pei Jingxing's attitude made Su Yan somewhat frustrated. He pursed his lips, said "oh" reluctantly, and walked past Pei Jingxing with his head down.

If this look of grievance was placed on Pei Huaiyu, Pei Jingxing might not even be bothered to blink his eyelids - he has been used to Pei Huaiyu acting like a spoiled child with such a harmless posture since he was a child, but the fool is like crossing the river The crucian carp, up to the emperor, down to the nanny, Pei Huaiyu never missed.

But when it came to the young and mature Su Yan, Pei Jingxing couldn't bear it anymore, and a rare sense of guilt arose in his heart.

Thinking about the first time he saw Su Yan, it was on a street corner in Chunmingfang. At that time, Su Yan treated people indifferently, although he was young, he was full of posture; the second time was when he caught the "half-faced ghost" in the middle of the night At that time, Gao Zekai was caught off guard and missed, and the "half-faced ghost" was about to escape, but Su Yan suddenly rushed out from the side, hitting them and the "half-faced ghost" by surprise.Just from Su Yan's performance that time, it was enough to see that Su Yan had extraordinary skills, and his ability to adapt to changes was extraordinary.

Many years later, when Pei Jingxing recalled today, he might secretly laugh at himself for making judgments based on just a few impressions, which was too arbitrary.But at this moment, he yelled at Su Yan like a ghost: "Wait, accompany me to a place."

What relieved Pei Jingxing was that unlike Gao Zekai, Su Yan did not put on a gesture of "I beg your brother first, and then I will think about it later"; Su Yan was not Pei Huaiyu either, who would heartlessly say things like " Cousin, why did you change your mind?", "Cousin, tell me about the Western Regions that the elder brother said just now."

Pei Jingxing brought Su Yan to a corner outside Yong'an Square, stood there, turned his body, and looked around.

Su Yan didn't understand his behavior, and asked, "Are you here to investigate the case?"

"That's right." Pei Jingxing walked back and forth in this area, stopping to look around from time to time, "Our Jinwu Guard is not like your Taoist priests or monks, we have so many supernatural powers, how we usually investigate cases, we are now investigating cases."

Looking at Pei Jingxing, who had changed from his previous decline, Su Yan was inexplicably happy: "Then how do you want to investigate?"

"Gao Zekai actually did us a big favor, did you bring a map?"

Su Yan realized that it was Pei Jingxing who took the initiative to explain to himself, and quickly took out the map he used earlier from his pocket.

"Look here, this is Yong'an Square where we are now, and next to it is Chunming Square." Pei Jingxing pointed his finger on the map, and patiently explained to Su Yan, "This is the Shangguan Mansion, the first one killed by the 'Half-faced Ghost'." The person was here, and the deceased was the servant girl of Shangguan Yun's newlywed wife. Two days later, a middle-aged man died on a small road inside Chunmingfang, and it was here. Gao Zekai said just now,' The half-faced ghost devours the souls of others in order not to make herself disappear, that is to say, she does not kill people purely for the sake of killing. Then, if all the places where the dead appear are erased, there will be people who have seen the "half-faced ghost" ', there are only a few left."

Su Yan understood a bit: "The 'half-faced ghost' did not appear in these places to kill people. If we can find out the commonality of these places, maybe we can know the origin of the 'half-faced ghost'?"

"That's right," Pei Jingxing said excitedly, "I was thinking about it before, thinking that everything would be fine if I caught the 'half-faced ghost'. Now that the clues to the 'half-faced ghost' are broken, we will look for new ones! "

Su Yan had nothing to do, so he said, "Then let's go to these places first."

The "half-faced ghosts" only appeared in the middle of the night. After the curfew, only a few people who were allowed to walk in the streets except the Jinwu Guard.Because of this, not many people witnessed the "half-faced ghost" in the middle of the night. Before the Jinwu Guard spent several nights of investigation, only four places were found.

The two of them hadn't eaten a grain of rice since last night, and Su Yan's stomach started to growl as he walked.Only then did Pei Jingxing realize this, and after the investigation of the four places was completed, he simply took Su Yan to a restaurant not far from Chunming Fang, and asked for a secluded seat on the second floor.

Xiao Er spoke sharply, and a list of dish names came out of his mouth without knots, which made Su Yan stunned for a while.

"What kind of food do you like to eat on weekdays?"

Xijing has a population of one million permanent residents. There are not only locals born and raised in Xijing, but also many literati and business travelers from all over the world. They bring not only their literary talents, priceless treasures, but also a variety of food.Over time, the food in Xijing can be described as varied and dazzling.

Pei Jingxing saw that Su Yan came to Xijing at a young age, and there was no one to take care of him, so he probably didn't have enough basic necessities, so he asked this question.

"On weekdays, I eat some barbecued meat and boiled vegetables." Su Yan answered truthfully.

Seeing Su Yan's slim arms and legs, Pei Jingxing made the decision for him and told Xiao Er: "Cut two catties of white-cut mutton, and then a plate of baked steamed buns, and some fresh vegetables to make a bowl of soup."

After Xiaoer left, Pei Jingxing took out the map, spread it out on the table, and beckoned Su Yan to look over: "These four places, one is in Yong'an Square, two are in Chunming Square, and one is in Yong'an and Chunming Square. between."

As he spoke, Pei Jingxing dipped his finger in the tea, and then drew a circle on the map: "There are three families next to Yong'an Square, namely the Shen family, the Li family and the Fang family. Among them, the Shen family is facing the high wall. I can't see what's inside. Li's house is a corner door, closed all year round, and I can't see anything. As for Fang's house, Mr. Fang returned home more than four months ago, and left Xijing with his family about two months ago. Now, only the old housekeeper and his family are left to look after the yard, waiting to sell the house."

Su Yan clicked on the circle that Pei Jingxing first drew, and said: "There are several big trees in this place, I have climbed them before, and from the trees, I can see the inside of Shen's residence."

"You climbed a tree? Why didn't I know."

"..." Su Yan didn't understand why Pei Jingxing wanted to ask this question, but he answered honestly, "Ghosts are not like humans. After the soul leaves the body, it can leave the ground. I think it's a blind spot, surrounded by a few high walls, so I can't see it at all." What, just guess that the 'half-faced ghost' may have floated to a higher place."

When it comes to ghosts and spirits, Pei Jingxing doesn't have much right to speak in front of Su Yan. He sees that Su Yan is sure, so he clicks on the place Su Yan pointed out: "Okay, let's assume that the 'half-faced ghost' is watching at this point." Shen's house. Then there are two places called Chunmingfang." Pei Jingxing dipped his finger in the tea again and made two circles on the map respectively. "Shangguan Yun is the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple. Feng Guogong, so the Shangguan Mansion occupies a lot of Chunmingfang, but the original gate is changed to open in the workshop. People standing in these two places can see the high wall of Shangguan Mansion. According to what you said, 'Half-faced ghost' can see the situation inside clearly through the high wall, so we can assume that she is standing in these two places, floating in the air and looking at the Shangguan Mansion."

"Well," Su Yan pointed to the last place, "This is also the place where I first noticed her ghostly aura, and I can also see the high wall of the Shangguan Mansion."

Discovering the commonality of these places, Pei Jingxing was not relieved, but felt that the mystery in front of him was getting bigger and bigger: "The Shen family's daughter married Shangguan Yun half a year ago, and the 'half-faced ghost' is in these places. Wandering, is it related to Shangguan Yun's wife? The first person killed by the "half-faced ghost" was Shangguan's wife's maid. Last time I went to Shangguanyun, he said that his wife was scared by the "half-faced ghost". I can't sleep at night, and the fetus in my stomach is also affected."

"'Half-faced ghost' is not a person who deserves to die. She wandered around in these places. She must have been influenced by her life and wanted to return to her own body." Su Yan pointed his index finger at the Shangguan mansion, "It's better to go from Shangguan Ma'am, let's do it."

"Shangguan Yun loves his wife very much, I'm afraid it's not so easy to see." Pei Jingxing is not optimistic about this idea, "In terms of official rank, he is older than me, just based on our inference, Shangguan Yun doesn't need to pay attention to us .”

Su Yan thought for a while and said, "In this case, let's sneak into the Shangguan Mansion at night to find out the situation."

Looking at Su Yan who said these words in a serious manner, Pei Jingxing didn't see any hesitation or shame on the other person's face, and couldn't help but wonder who Su Yan's master was, who actually taught such a strange person.

But Su Yan's words happened to be Pei Jingxing's real thoughts. In the past, all the people who worked together were his subordinates. It's not good for Pei Jingxing to say such things in front of them, lest the leader be wrong and the leader be crooked. In the end, he was obviously in charge of Xijing's day and night. The Jinwu Guard, who was patrolling and guarding, was the first to defy the law.

There are many strange things in this case, which cannot be judged by common sense.Pei Jingxing comforted himself in this way, nodded and said: "Okay, as soon as the hour comes today, let's act."